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Richard Borcherds

1959 - Today

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Richard Ewen Borcherds (; born 29 November 1959) is a British mathematician currently working in quantum field theory. He is known for his work in lattices, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal in 1998. He is well known for his proof of monstrous moonshine using ideas from string theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Borcherds is the 908th most popular mathematician (down from 901st in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 175th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Richard Borcherds ranks 908 out of 1,004Before him are Volker Strassen, Artur Avila, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Elon Lindenstrauss, Christine Darden, and Armand Borel. After him are David Blackwell, Mark Kac, Salomon Bochner, Philip Hall, Don Zagier, and Branko Grünbaum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Richard Borcherds ranks 437Before him are José Gómez Mustelier, Alessandro Andrei, Orlando Figes, Andrzej Buncol, Valeria Ciavatta, and Rob Gonsalves. After him are Alessandro Barbero, Petar Rajič, Adriana Ozores, Juan Barbas, Ben Okri, and Jack Wagner.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Richard Borcherds ranks 183 out of 454Before him are Gavin Hood (1963), Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Moore (1914), Gordon Hodgson (1904), and Clarence Walker (1898). After him are Clarence Oldfield (1899), Eddie Kramer (1942), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Enoch Sontonga (1873), and Eddie Keizan (1944).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In South Africa

Among mathematicians born in South Africa, Richard Borcherds ranks 3Before him are Seymour Papert (1928), and Claude Chevalley (1909). After him are Peter Sarnak (1953), and Stanley Skewes (1899).